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Title: [Songs / composed by Perry Bradford].
Author: Bradford, Perry
Publication: 1918-1948.

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Description

9 scores : ill. (some col.); 32 cm or smaller.

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Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.

Alternative Title

Better times are comin'
Crazy blues.
Lonesome blues.
That thing called love.
Unexpectedly.
What did Deacon Jones do? (When the lights went out)
Won't that be a happy day.

Subjects

Note

With piano acc.
"Won't that be a happy day" by Shelton Brooks and Perry Bradford.
Words by Perry Bradford and Jim Burris.
Various publishers, chiefly New York: Perry Bradford Music Pub. Co.
"Better times are comin" used as the 1948 Republican campaign song for the Dewey-Warren ticket.
"Unexpectedly" as recorded by Bert Williams, "Crazy blues" as recorded by Mamie Smith and her Jazz Hounds, "That thing called love" featured by Sophie Tucker.
Cover illustrations include a stereotyped image of an African-American minister preaching while several members of the congregation pursue an errant rooster; photographs of Thomas E. Dewey, Earl Warren, Sophie Tucker, Bert Williams and Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds on covers.
Title and first line finding aids available.

Contents

Better times are comin' -- Crazy blues (3 copies) -- Lonesome blues -- That thing called love -- Unexpectedly -- What did Deacon Jones do? (When the lights went out) -- Won't that be a happy day.

Call Number

Sc Scores Bradford

OCLC

NYPG087000491-C

Author

Bradford, Perry Composer. Lyricist

Title

[Songs / composed by Perry Bradford].

Imprint

1918-1948.

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Brooks, Shelton, 1886-1975.

Burris, Jim. Lyricist

Tucker, Sophie, 1884-1966. Performer

Williams, Bert, 1874-1922. Performer

Smith, Mamie. Performer

Perry Bradford Music Pub. Co.

Mamie Smith and her Jazz Hounds. Performer

Added Title

Better times are comin'

Crazy blues.

Lonesome blues.

That thing called love.

Unexpectedly.

What did Deacon Jones do? (When the lights went out)

Won't that be a happy day.

Research Call Number

Sc Scores Bradford

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